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Last month my drivers side HID blew out, now my freakin' passenger side blows

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Old 12-24-2008, 07:35 PM
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Default Last month my drivers side HID blew out, now my freakin' passenger side blows
Car is an '08, less than 1 year old. My '05 never had this issue. I've got a theory. With the '05, I never set the light switch to auto. With the '08 it's always in auto mode. Wha'd'ya think?
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Old 12-24-2008, 09:09 PM
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mine's been on Auto since the day I picked it up, 70,000 miles and 3 years ago.
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Still have the original lights in my 05 4.2 w/53K miles. It has been in Auto mode since day 1
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Default I wonder if there's an issue with '08s...
My left HID went out after coming in from the rain, but it turned back on after i turned the lights on and off a couple times.
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Chinese-sourced components is my guess.
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Both HIDs on my 05.5 on my S4 blew out. Good thing it was under warranty.
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Default My theory is busted:
so my luck, I got chinese parts - no offense meant to the Chinese

Happy holidays to all!
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